french

UK /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/ US /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/
name 5adj 5verb 5noun 4

Definitions

name

1

The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

She speaks French.

Ne mowe we alle Latin wite... Ne French...

2

The ability of a person to communicate in French.

My French is a little rusty.

[Racine's] language is the language of the times, and that of the purest sort; so that his French is reckoned a standard.

3

French language and literature as an object of study.

I'm taking French next semester.

4

Vulgar language.

Pardon my French.

The enraged headsman spares no 'bad French' in explaining his motives.

5

A surname originating as an ethnonym.

Dawn French.

David French was a high profile #nevertrump conservative who even toyed with running for president against him.

noun

1

The people of France; groups of French people.

The Hundred Years' War was fought between the English and the French.

Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized.

2

Synonym of oral sex, especially fellatio.

French--^([sic]) to do the French--Cocksucking; and, inversely, to tongue a woman.

You can be whipped or caned... or you can have French for another pound.

3

Ellipsis of French vermouth, a type of dry vermouth.

Tearle replied that gin-and-French and virginian cigarettes would do for him.

He was drinking double gins with single Frenches in them.

4

A French person.

adj

1

Of or relating to France.

the French border with Italy

That must have hurt, especially because you knew the French children weren’t even trying. “Uh, go on, play weez your seellee nambeurs. Zey tell you nosseeng of ze true naytcheur of ze soula. I’ll weepa for you.”

2

Of or relating to the people or culture of France.

French customs

3

Of or relating to the French language.

French verbs

4

Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.

French active

French girl

5

Used to form names or references to venereal diseases.

French disease

French crown

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